The death of Yılmaz Asöcal, the owner of Türküola Record Company, that was established in Germany and published the records of musicians as Selda Bağcan, Zeki Müren, Derdiyoklar, Barış Manço was announced on his wife Yüksel Özkasap's social media account with a post on October 18th.
Yılmaz Asöcal © Yüksel Özkasap
The potential missed out on by the Germans was noticed by Yılmaz Asöcal, who had come to Germany to study German Language and Literature. He promptly laid the foundation for the Türküola Record Company.
Once Türküola was joined by the Uzelli Company, formed in Frankfurt in 1974, and the Munich-based Minareci, the trio that dominated the music market of Germany’s imagined Turkey was complete.
For more on the music market of the era, please read our article from the 61-90 Era Hall of Fame .
Türküola 1972 Selda Bağcan – Moğollar Plak Kapağı
Yüksel Özkasap Türküola Plak Kapağı
This piece is written in the framework of #60JahreMusik project financed by Berlin Yunus Emre Institute.
